5 Captivating Beaches in Negros Occidental To Satisfy Your Wanderlust

Location: Sugar Beach, Brgy. Nauhang, Sipalay City

Contact details: (+63920) 900-3663 or www.facebook.com/driftwoodvillage

If hammocks and bamboo beds are a few of your favorite things, Driftwood Village Resort is the place for you. As a bonus, you can chase sunsets here. Aside from local guests, Driftwood has also catered to tourists from Slovenia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America, and Germany, among others.

Driftwood also has an in-house restaurant that serves food for as low as PhP100. They serve Thai dishes and European food like fondue, aside from serving local favorites like sinugba nga isda (grilled fish). As for the room rates, price ranges from PhP750 to PhP1,500, depending on the season.

Location: Campomanes Bay, Brgy. Maricalum, Sipalay City

Contact details: (+6334) 713-0062 or (+63917) 797-7671; www.facebook.com/divingsipalay or www.buganaresorts.com

For those long, intimate walks with your loved one, Bugana Beach and Dive Resort might be the place you are looking for. With its beautiful amenities and natural views, Bugana has gained a reputation of being a romantic place. It’s no wonder some guests go home engaged after a stay here.

Bugana also prides itself with their transparent kayaks which can be rented by the hour. For its accommodations, the hotel has terrace rooms for double occupancy and villas with four-feet deep dipping pools.

Location: Punta Ballo, Brgy. IV, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental

Contact details: +6334 4538936, +63999 3441113; https://www.facebook.com/NataasanBeachResortAndDivingCeter

For an alternative to the first two travel destinations in the south, you might want to consider Nataasan Beach Resort and Dive Center. Nataasan has a white sand beach, sunset patio, outdoor dining space, a swimming pool, and an in-house restaurant.

They have 20 private rooms and two air-conditioned bungalows. They also have a family villa for a maximum of eight guests. Check in time is 2:00 PM and check out time is 12:00 noon.

Location: Sitio Totong, Purok Sampaguita, Brgy. Talacagay, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental

Contact details: +6334 4762620, +63907 5657090

Aside from families on a vacation, Nabulao Beach Resort also caters to groups who wish to have their team building activities here. Water activities at the beach resort include jet ski, banana boat, flying fish, and paddle board. They also offer island hopping tours for guests.

Nabulao also has an in-house restaurant which serves pizza, kinilaw (ceviche), and fried seafood, among others. They also serve halo-halo which is good for beating the summer heat.

Location: Negros South Road, Brgy. Bulata, Cauayan, Negros Occidental

For bookings: PRRCFI Bacolod office, Door 7, Teresa Building, Mandalagan

Contact details: +63 915 234-7145 / +63 908 525-4108 / +63 34 441-6010; www.danjuganisland.ph; experience@danjuganisland.ph

Danjugan Island is a project of The Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation, Inc. (PRRCFI). The island has two sides: the Moray Lagoon Camp and the Typhoon Beach facing Sulu Sea. Only one side, the Moray Lagoon Camp, has mobile service. The 43-hectare island and marine conservation site in Cauayan is primarily a marine reserve and wildlife and secondarily a travel destination. Among the activities you can do here are bird watching, kayaking, sailing, trekking, scuba diving, and snorkelling.

Their Discover Danjugan package (PhP1,250) offering includes a three-hour guided tour which includes activities like snorkeling, skin-diving, kayaking, birdwatching, and trekking, as well as boat transfers from the mainland and back. There are also day trip (PhP1,950), overnight stay at Moray Lagoon Camp (PhP2,950), and overnight stay at Typhoon Beach (PhP3,950) packages. Overnight stays at both Moray Lagoon Camp and Typhoon Beach are inclusive of accident insurance. Note that the island is run on solar power so energy conservation is observed in the island.

To get to the south of Negros Occidental by public transport, head to the southbound bus terminal in Bacolod. Find a bus that will take you to your route be it Cauayan, the nearest of all mentioned destinations; Sipalay, where three out of five beach resorts in this list are situated; and Hinoba-an, the southernmost municipality of Negros Occidental. Please note that the availability of public transport may change based on precautions set in place by the local government.

The trip to Cauayan takes about three to four hours while the trip to Sipalay and Hinoba-an takes five to six hours.